b'MS FocusedNMSEAM 2024 theme announced MS Warriors: Battling Autoimmunity is the theme for the upcoming National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month (NMSEAM) in March 2024.The immune system is a complicated source of trouble for people with MS. It is why everyones symptoms are different and it leads us to ask questions about how something so vital to our survival can turn on us. Next years National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month theme highlights the various issues that lie at the intersection of our disease and the very thing that was meant to ght disease.Get informed and be empowered by participating in MS Warriors: Battling Autoimmunity in 2024. Bladder Health MonthMS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation will participate in the Bladder Health Month campaign along with the Urology Care Foundation, American Urological Association, and numerous other organizations from the Bladder Health Alliance. This monthlong awareness campaign, set in November, was created to increase the focus on getting the facts, getting diagnosed, and taking control of your bladder health. MS can affect the bladder in several ways, adding even more symptoms to this already complicated, chronic illness. Each day, millions of Americans struggle with the effects of bladder disease and its conditions. These conditions can have a signicant effect on an individuals health and quality of life, resulting in substantial health costs. As a member of the Bladder Health Alliance, MS Focus hopes to remove the stigma surrounding bladder health. To help us raise awareness and remove the stigma surrounding bladder health, learn more by visiting the Urology Care Foundations webpage at urologyhealth.org. For more information on how MS affects bladder health, contact MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation at 888-673-6287 or 954-776-6805. Giving Tuesday Every year, on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, people take the time to kick off the holiday season by giving back to their community. Whether it is donating money to a charitable cause or volunteering, Giving Tuesday is a day to benet the community. This year, Giving Tuesday is Nov. 28. Consider supporting MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in your end-of-year giving. Visit msfocus.org/Donate.aspx to review donation options. 31 msfocusmagazine.org'